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Spanish
Etymology
From menos + preciar. Compare Catalan menysprear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /menospɾeˈθjaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /menospɾeˈsjaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: me‧nos‧pre‧ciar
Verb
menospreciar (first-person singular present menosprecio, first-person singular preterite menosprecié, past participle menospreciado)
- (transitive) to belittle, to disparage, to despise, scorn, to look down on, to demean
- Synonyms: despreciar, ningunear
- (transitive) to underestimate, to undervalue, to downplay
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of menospreciar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive menospreciar
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dative
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menospreciarme
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menospreciarte
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menospreciarle, menospreciarse
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menospreciarnos
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menospreciaros
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menospreciarles, menospreciarse
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accusative
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menospreciarme
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menospreciarte
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menospreciarlo, menospreciarla, menospreciarse
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menospreciarnos
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menospreciaros
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menospreciarlos, menospreciarlas, menospreciarse
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with gerund menospreciando
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dative
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menospreciándome
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menospreciándote
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menospreciándole, menospreciándose
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menospreciándonos
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menospreciándoos
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menospreciándoles, menospreciándose
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accusative
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menospreciándome
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menospreciándote
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menospreciándolo, menospreciándola, menospreciándose
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menospreciándonos
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menospreciándoos
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menospreciándolos, menospreciándolas, menospreciándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative menosprecia
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dative
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menospréciame
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menospréciate
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menospréciale
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menosprécianos
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not used
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menospréciales
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accusative
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menospréciame
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menospréciate
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menosprécialo, menospréciala
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menosprécianos
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not used
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menosprécialos, menosprécialas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative menospreciá
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dative
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menospreciame
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menospreciate
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menospreciale
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menosprecianos
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not used
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menospreciales
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accusative
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menospreciame
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menospreciate
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menosprecialo, menospreciala
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menosprecianos
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not used
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menosprecialos, menosprecialas
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with formal second-person singular imperative menosprecie
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dative
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menosprécieme
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not used
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menospréciele, menospréciese
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menosprécienos
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not used
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menosprécieles
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accusative
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menosprécieme
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not used
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menosprécielo, menospréciela, menospréciese
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menosprécienos
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not used
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menosprécielos, menosprécielas
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with first-person plural imperative menospreciemos
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dative
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not used
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menospreciémoste
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menospreciémosle
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menospreciémonos
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menospreciémoos
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menospreciémosles
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accusative
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not used
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menospreciémoste
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menospreciémoslo, menospreciémosla
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menospreciémonos
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menospreciémoos
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menospreciémoslos, menospreciémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative menospreciad
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dative
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menospreciadme
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not used
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menospreciadle
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menospreciadnos
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menospreciaos
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menospreciadles
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accusative
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menospreciadme
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not used
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menospreciadlo, menospreciadla
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menospreciadnos
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menospreciaos
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menospreciadlos, menospreciadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative menosprecien
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dative
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menosprécienme
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not used
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menosprécienle
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menospréciennos
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not used
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menosprécienles, menospréciense
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accusative
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menosprécienme
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not used
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menosprécienlo, menosprécienla
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menospréciennos
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not used
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menosprécienlos, menosprécienlas, menospréciense
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